By Associated Press - Friday, June 16, 2017

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A British politician instrumental in scheduling a referendum that led to his country’s anticipated exit from the European Union is among the featured speakers at an annual conference assembled by a North Carolina conservative think tank.

Former U.K. Independence Party leader Nigel Farage was slated to address the Conservative Leadership Conference beginning Friday at a Raleigh hotel and organized by the Civitas Institute.

Other scheduled speakers at the two-day event include U.S. Reps. Mark Meadows and Mark Walker, former Gov. Pat McCrory and the president of the anti-abortion political action group Susan B. Anthony List.

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Hundreds of activists also were expected to receive training and interact with leaders of other national conservative groups and conservative authors.

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